Depiction of Health
Year:2019 | Volume:9 | Issue:4 |Papers Count:8

Background and Objectives: The present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) in improving parental quality of life and self-efficacy in mothers of autistic children. Material and Methods: The present research was conducted by semi-experimental method which used a pretest-posttest with control group design. The population of the current research included mothers of autistic children in 2018 whose children had a case file in the Nedaye Asr rehabilitation center of Tehran. A total number of 40 mothers were selected by purposive sampling method and were assigned into experiment and control groups via random assignment method (20 subjects per group). The levels of parental self-efficacy and quality of life were assessed by Dumka and colleagues’ Parental Self Agency Measure (PSAM; 1996) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (1998) in pretest and posttest stages. The experiment group received the CFT intervention in eight 2-hour sessions. The data were analyzed through univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) in SPSS v20. Results: The results showed a significant difference in the level of parental quality of life and self-efficacy between the subjects of the experiment and control groups in the posttest stage. The results confirmed the effectiveness of CFT in improving parental quality of life and self-efficacy of mothers in the experiment group (P<0. 01). Conclusion: As a new therapeutic approach, CFT is probably an appropriate interventional option for decreasing psychological problems and increasing mental health among mothers of autistic children.

Background and Objectives: One of the main issues in hospitals is assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of performance. For this purpose, many indicators are offered which are known as performance indicators, and we can assess hospitals' situation in terms of productivity by assessing and comparing it with standards. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the performance indicators in compare to the standards in educational hospitals in Ahvaz, Iran. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study. Performance indicators related to obstetrics and gynecology wards in two educational hospitals of Ahvaz city were collected and compared with standard. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: The results showed that most indicators, such as the number of midwife per delivery bed, rooming-in of baby and mother, and access to the patient information via HIS were favorable. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that some of performance indicators are not favorable and proper action is required to improve these indicators.

Background and Objectives: Internet addiction is an emerging problem that can affect social aspects of one’ s life in negative ways. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between internet addiction and students’ lifestyle. Material and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional analytic study. Research population consisted of all university students of the faculty of nursing and midwifery of Iran University of Medical Sciences which was carried out in 2017. Data collecting tools used in the present research were Young's Internet Addiction questionnaire and Lifestyle Questionnaire. Results: The current study suggested that 206 (68. 6%) of the participants had no addiction, 86 (28. 8%) were susceptible to addiction, and 8 (2. 6%) were addicted to the internet. Also, internet addiction was related to the aspects of lifestyle including mental health, spiritual health and avoidance of drugs and narcotics. Conclusion: There is a relationship between internet addiction and aspects of lifestyle. The students had low performance in fitness, weight control and nutrition, and environmental health, but no relationship was founded between the total score of lifestyle and internet addiction which could be due to differences among groups. We suggest educational programs to promote healthy lifestyle among nursing, midwifery and healthcare management students including expanding community sports culture, morning exercise, and nutrition improvement consisting of fruits and reduced consumption of saturated fat. Further studies are recommended to be conducted among the students of the aforementioned disciplines.

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the elements of the medical science publications indexed in the DOAJ database using the Creative Commons license with data mining approach. Material and Methods: The research method was descriptive and included the medical journals indexed in the DOAJ database until early 2016. The required data from the DOAJ database were stored as metadata in CVS format. In order to analyze the data, Rapidminer software was used and Crisp standard methodology and C5. 0 decision tree algorithm were applied. Results: The results showed that 28. 55% of medical publications did not use Creative Commons license. The maximum number of licenses in this database was the attribution license. Among countries, Egypt ranked first with 24. 18%, Britain ranked second with 16. 71%. The highest number of publishers belonged to institutional publishers and associations with 502 titles (50. 71%), commercial publishers with 307 titles (31. 01%), and academic publishers with 181 titles (18. 28%). Among the years, 2011 with 146 titles (13. 73%) and 2013 with 122 titles (11. 47%) had the highest number. Also, the results of the decision tree of the C5. 0 presented a model with a reliability of 75. 19% and error rate of 24. 81% (accuracy-1 = error rate). The maximum number of permissions used in this template were related to attribution permissions with an accuracy of 80. 45 and the model was confirmed. Conclusion: The use of licensing attribution in medicine by countries and publishers is an indicative of community acceptance for the development and continuation of medical knowledge with more acceleration in cyberspace.

Background and Objectives: The use of e-learning in medical education is one of the key issues in the development of information technology; and it would be as a challenge in the future. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of two groups of faculty members who use e-learning and those who have not experienced the use of e-learning. Finally, the challenges of using e-learning from the perspective of professors are examined. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study which was carried out in 1396 in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 86 of the professors were entered into the study using the stratified sampling method. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire in three sections, including demographic information, attitude and challenges. After confirming the validity by experts, reliability of the questionnaire was determined 0. 76 using Cronbach's alpha. Descriptive and inferential statistics methods and SPSS version 16 were used to analyze the obtained data. Results: Professors who had an experience of implementation of e-learning, 69. 5% had a positive attitude toward using it and 16. 9% had negative attitude. Also, there was a significant relationship between the attitude of the professors using e-learning and their scientific ranking. Regarding the professors with no experience in using e-learning, there was a significant relationship between their attitude, age and teaching history. Conclusion: By identifying the positive effects of e-learning such as helping learning, it may be possible to achieve more favorable outcomes in improving the attitude level of faculty members of the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and universities with similar situation.

Background and Objectives: Health promoting behaviors are formed during adolescence and often remain until adulthood. This study aimed to explore related factors to health promoting self-care behaviors among adolescents. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 among 426 adolescents living in Tabriz. Adolescent Health Promotion (AHP) questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients applying SPSS v. 16. Results: The mean score of the health promoting behaviors was 69. 83. Among six health-promoting behaviors, physical activity and health responsibility were not in good conditions among the students. Adolescents had a high score in the dimension of life appreciation (80. 62). There was a significant difference in self-care score between male and female participants (p≥ 0. 05). There were no significant relationships between self-care with age, family size, and birth rank (p≥ 0. 05). There was a significant difference between father education level and family size with nutritional behaviors of the adolescents (p≥ 0. 05). Conclusion: This study showed that the health responsibility among adolescents was low and their physical activities were not sufficient. These results are a warning to policy-makers to pay attention seriously to promoting school health programs in order to promote self-care behaviors among adolescents.

Background and Objectives: The relationship between organizational culture (OC) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is one of the main issues in management literature and has been considered theoretically and empirically in recent years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and organizational culture in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. Material and Methods: This was a Cross-sectional study conducted in 2018. The study population consisted of all the university staff (900 people), of whom 367 were selected according to the Cochran formula using simple random sampling method. Data collection was done through standard organizational culture and organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire. Their reliability was confirmed by the Cronbach alpha coefficient. . Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (single sample t-test, pearsone correlation coefficient) using SPSS software. Results: The findings showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between organizational culture and organizational citizenship behavior as well as each of its four components. Conclusion: According to the findings, there was a positive and significant relationship between organizational culture and organizational citizenship behavior, Therefore, it is recommended to promote organizational culture in order to increase organizational citizenship behavior. Because Employees with a high organizational citizenship behavior can help improve the general public's richness and have a positive impact on the whole organization.

Background and Objectives: In the work environment of all employees, there is a job stress that affects them in different ways. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of job stress and its impact on the general health of matchmaking industry employees. Material and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 97 of the employees working in a match-making factory entered the study by using the census method. The measuring tool was a questionnaire that consisted of demographic data, Cooper Job Stress Questionnaire, and General Health (GH28) Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS16 software using descriptive statistics and Independent t-test and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results: Study results showed that 72. 8% of the subjects with an average score of 26. 9± 7. 7 for general health, were suspected of having a mental disorder. Also, the subjects were suspected of illness in all components of general health (physical health, anxiety symptoms, social function, and depression symptoms). Findings of the study showed that 35. 1% of the subjects had low stress, 53. 6% had moderate stress and 11. 3% had high stress. The results of Spearman test showed a significant relationship between job stress and general health and physical health components, anxiety symptoms, and also demographic variables such as age, overtime, and work shift (p<0. 05). Conclusion: The prevalence of job stress among the subjects was moderate. General health, physical health components, and anxiety symptoms showed a correlation with job stress; so that the general health components showed a reduction in the high-stress subjects.